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SECTION-A: SEEN

Passage 1: Our Runaway Kite

"One day there was a grand wind for kite-flying... I tripped and fell over the rocks. My elbow went clear through the kite... We rushed into the lighthouse to get some paper... We took the first thing that came handy — one old letter... Our kite had sailed away over to the mainland."
A. Choose the correct alternative:
(a) Size of the kite was:
Small
Very small
Big
Very big
(b) The narrator fell over the rocks as she:
Slipped
Kicked
Pushed
Tripped
(c) The narrator and her companion rushed for:
A letter
Some papers
A cord
Tinsel stars
(d) The kite was patched up with a:
Newspaper
Letter
Envelope
Card
(e) After snapping of the kite, Claude was standing with a:
Paper
Book
Cord
Letter
B. Complete the sentences:
(i) Claude and the narrator had written their names: all over the kite.
(ii) The narrator's elbow went: clear through the kite, making a big hole.
(iii) The kite had sailed away: over to the mainland.
C. True or False with supporting quotes:
(i) A big hole was formed as the narrator's leg went through the kite. [ False ]
Supporting Quote: "My elbow went clear through the kite, making a big hole."
(ii) Like a bird the kite went up. [ True ]
Supporting Quote: "We started out, and up went the kite like a bird."

Passage 2: The Snail (Extract)

"Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting pow'r is such... He shrinks into his house with much Displeasure... Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads..."
A. Tick the correct alternative:
(a) Shrinks into house with: Displeasure
(b) With his own whole treasure, he is: Satisfied
(c) Leads life like a: Hermit
(d) Snail and his house are: Connected
B. Answer the questions:
(i) When does the snail shrink into his house? When his horns are given the slightest touch,the snail shrinks into his house. or The snail shrinks into his house when his horns are touched slightly.
(ii) Why is the snail compared to a hermit? The snail is compared to a hermit because like hermit he dwells alone, leads a solitary life, and is self-sufficient.
SECTION-A: UNSEEN

Passage 3: NASA Astronauts Return

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to earth safely... spending over nine months at the ISS due to unexpected delays... forced to stay as the Boeing Starliner capsule developed issues... spent 286 days... Williams tallied 608 cumulative days.
A. Tick the correct answer:
(i) Splashdown: Off the coast of Florida
(ii) Time on ISS: 9 months
(iii) Reason for delay: Boeing Starliner propulsion issue
(iv) Williams' total days: 608 days
B. True or False with supporting statements:
(i) Williams and Wilmore were originally assigned to SpaceX's Crew 9 mission. [ False ]
SQ: "The duo was the first crew to fly Boeing's Starliner in a test flight."
(ii) Williams and Wilmore spent 286 days on the ISS. [ True ]
SQ: "According to NASA, the duo spent 286 days... on the ISS."
(iii) Peggy Whitson holds the record for most cumulative days in space. [ False ]
SQ: "Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set the world record last year at 878 cumulative days."
C. Answer the questions:
(i) Why did they spend more than nine months? Because the Boeing Starliner capsule developed issues with its propulsion system.
(ii) How many orbits completed? Over 4,500 orbits.
(iii) Who accompanied them back? Astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksandr Grebyonkin.
(iv) Oleg Kononenko's record? Most cumulative days in space (878 days).
SECTION-B: GRAMMAR
4. Correct Verb Forms:

I always felt sorry for the lonely platform. I decided that one day I would get off the train at Deoli, and spend the day there.

5A. Articles & Prepositions:

While taking a morning walk, she found an empty tin by the roadside. This is not an unusual thing, but the point is that a tin can cause a serious accident.

While taking a morning walk, she found (an) empty tin (by) the roadside. This is not an unusual thing, but (the) point is that a tin can cause a serious accident.

5B. Do as directed:
(i) Obey traffic rules. (Change the voice) Traffic rules should be obeyed.
(ii) Samuel said, "Swaminathan, where is your homeworks?" (Change narration) Samuel asked Swaminathan where his homework was.
(iii) She was so weak that she could not stand alone. (Simple sentence) She was too weak to stand alone.
5C. Phrasal Verbs:
  • (i) investigating -> looking into
  • (ii) establish -> set up
  • (iii) published -> came out
6. Vocabulary (from Unseen):
  • (i) came back -> returned
  • (ii) expedition -> mission
  • (iii) space travelers -> astronauts
  • (iv) restoration -> rehabilitation

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